Travel to Saint Kitts And Nevis

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Saint Kitts And Nevis

• Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
• Electricity: 230V, 60 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
• Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
• Country Dialing Code: 869

Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List 

• Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Kitts And Nevis

Location
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago

Capital
Basseterre

Population
38,958 (July 2005 est.)

Regions
14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point

Climate
tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Ethnic groups
predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese

Religions
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic

Languages
English

Government type
constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament

Background
First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis is once more trying to separate from the Saint Kitts.

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